Juraj Kittler

Title

Dr.

Institution

St. Lawrence University

Current Research

the public sphere
postal networks
news networks
late medieval commercial networks
Renaissance diplomatic networks

Recent Publications

“Venetian Control of Information Flows with Constantinople and the Soft Power of a Renaissance State.” The Historical Journal (2025-online first): doi: 10.1017/S0018246X2400058X

“Capitalism and Communications: The Rise of Commercial Courier Networks in the Context of the Champagne Fairs,” Capitalism: A Journal of History and Economics (2023): 109-152.

"‘The Pen is so Noble and Excellent an Instrument’: How the Medieval Merchants and Renaissance Diplomats Invented the Newswriting Style," Journalism Studies (2020): 1403-1419.

"Caught Between Business, War and Politics: Late Medieval Roots of the Early Modern European News Networks," Mediterranean Historical Review (2018): 199-222.

Forthcoming Publications

The Postal Revolution: Courier Networks in Italy, 1260-1600. (Leiden: Brill, 2025-in production).